Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request

Citation84 FR 52897
Record Number2019-21488
Published date03 October 2019
SectionNotices
CourtFederal Contract Compliance Programs Office,Labor Department
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 52897-52899]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-21488]
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                DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
                Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection
                Requirements; Comment Request
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
                effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
                clearance consultation program to provide the general public and
                Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
                continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
                Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This program helps to ensure that
                requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
                (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
                clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
                respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal
                Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments concerning
                its proposal to renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
                approval of the following information collections: ``Vietnam Era
                Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, as Amended'' (OMB Control No.
                1250-0004) and ``Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
                Amended'' (OMB Control No. 1250-0005). The current OMB approval for
                these information collections expires on January 31, 2020. A copy of
                the proposed information collection request
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                can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR
                FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice or by accessing it
                at www.regulations.gov.
                DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
                addresses section below on or before December 2, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1250-
                0004 and/or 1250-0005, by one of the following methods:
                 Electronic Comments: Through the federal eRulemaking Portal at
                www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
                 Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Address comments to Harvey D. Fort,
                Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of
                Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room
                C3325, Washington, DC 20210.
                 Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
                method. All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB
                Control Number identified above for this information collection.
                Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit their comments
                electronically via the www.regulations.gov website or to mail their
                comments early to ensure that they are timely received. Comments,
                including any personal information provided, become a matter of public
                record and will be posted to the www.regulations.gov website. They will
                also be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of
                the information collection request.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harvey D. Fort, Deputy Director,
                Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of Federal Contract
                Compliance Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room C-3325,
                Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-0103 (voice) or (877) 889-
                5627 (TTY). Copies of this notice may be obtained in alternative
                formats (e.g. large print, braille, audio recording), upon request, by
                calling the numbers listed above.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                 I. Background: OFCCP administers and enforces Executive Order
                11246, section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (section 503), and the
                Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), and their
                implementing regulations. Collectively, these laws require federal
                contractors to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the
                basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
                identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected
                veteran. Additionally, Executive Order 11246 prohibits a contractor
                from discharging or otherwise discriminating against applicants or
                employees who inquire about, discuss or disclose their compensation or
                that of others, subject to certain limitations.
                 This information collection request covers the recordkeeping and
                third party disclosure requirements for Section 503 and VEVRAA. OFCCP
                is not proposing to collect new information with this renewal.
                 Section 503 prohibits employment discrimination against applicants
                and employees because of physical or mental disability and requires
                affirmative action to ensure that persons are treated without regard to
                disability. Section 503 applies to Federal contractors and
                subcontractors with contracts in excess of $15,000.\1\
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                 \1\ Effective October 1, 2010, the coverage threshold under
                Section 503 increased from $10,000 to $15,000, in accordance with
                the inflationary adjustment requirements in 41 U.S.C. 1908.
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                 VEVRAA prohibits employment discrimination against protected
                veterans and requires affirmative action to ensure that persons are
                treated without regard to their status as a protected veteran. VEVRAA
                applies to Federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts of
                $150,000 or more.\2\
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                 \2\ Effective October 1, 2015, the coverage threshold under
                VEVRAA increased from $100,000 to $150,000, in accordance with the
                inflationary adjustment requirements in 41 U.S.C. 1908.
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                 II. Review Focus: DOL is particularly interested in comments which:
                 Evaluate the proposed changes to the Voluntary Self-
                Identification of Disability, including specific suggestions for
                updating the form and for matching applicants with forms for
                affirmative action purposes using a method other than name;
                 evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
                necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
                including whether the information will have practical utility;
                 evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
                burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
                validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
                 enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
                information to be collected; and
                 minimize the burden of the collection of information on
                those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
                automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
                techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
                electronic submissions of responses.
                 III. Current Actions: DOL seeks the approval of the extension of
                this information in order to carry out its responsibility to enforce
                the affirmative action and nondiscrimination provisions of Section 503
                and VEVRAA, which it administers.
                 Type of Review: Renewal.
                 Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
                 Title: 38 U.S.C. 4212, Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment
                Assistance Act, as Amended.
                 OMB Number: 1250-0004.
                 Agency Number: None.
                 Affected Public: Business or other for profit; individuals.
                 Total Respondents: 117,819 Contractors. 42,414,840 Applicants.
                 Total Annual Responses: 117,819 Contractors. 42,414,840 Applicants.
                 Average Time per Response: 16.8 hours per contractor. .08 hours (5
                minutes) per applicant.
                 Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,377,349.
                 Frequency: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
                 Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $763,467.
                 Type of Review: Renewal.
                 Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
                 Title: 29 U.S.C 793, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
                as Amended.
                 OMB Number: 1250-0005.
                 Agency Number: None.
                 Affected Public: Business or other for profit; individuals.
                 Total Respondents: 117,819 Contractors. 42,414,840 Applicants.
                31,927,590 Employees.
                 Total Annual Responses: 117,819 Contractors. 42,414,840 Applicants.
                6,385,518 Employees.
                 Average Time per Response: 3.7 hours per contractor. .08 hours (5
                minutes) per applicant. .08 hours (5 minutes) per employee.
                 Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,426,841
                 Frequency: On occasion.
                 Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
                 Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $763,467.
                 Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
                and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
                collection request; they will also become a matter of public record.
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                 Dated: September 27, 2019.
                Harvey D. Fort,
                Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Program Development, Office of
                Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
                [FR Doc. 2019-21488 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
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